23rd Nov, 2022 10:30 GMT/BST
Coins & Banknotes
501
♦12 Numismatic Literature - Roman Provincial Interest etc. to include: McALEE [Richard] The Coins of Roman Antioch (Lancaster/London, 2007); KINDLER [A.] The Coinage of Bostra (Warminster, 1983); SUTHERLAND [C.H.V.] The Cistophori of Augustus (London, 1970); NEWELL [E.T.] The Pre-Imperial Coinage of Roman Antioch (Oak Park, Illinois, 1970); BUSHELL [S.W.] Ancient Roman Coins from Shansi (Peking, 1886); HILL [G.F.] Roman Aurei from Pudukota, South India (London, 1898); SYDENHAM [Edward A.] The Coinage of Caesarea in Cappadocia (London, 1933); HEAD [Barclay V.] The Coinage of Lydia and Persia (San Diego, 1967); 2 x VERMEULE [Cornelius C. III] comprising: (1) The Goddess Roma in the Art of the Roman Empire (Cambridge M.A., 1959); and (2) Divinities and Mythological Scenes in Greek Imperial Art'(Cambridge M.A., 1983); and 2 x Sotheby & Co. A.G. Zurich The Collection of Ancient and Later Coins (1972-3): Part I 'Roman Gold Coins'; and Part II 'Greek Coins from the John Ward Collection'
Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £200
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 23rd Nov, 2022
To include the Geoff Hann Collection. The Collection covers the coinage produced by the first Greek general-kings who established their own dynasties in Egypt, Syria and the Indian-subcontinent, and the later Provincial coinage of the Roman Empire. Of note is lot 6, a silver stater of Seleucus I Nicator produced in Babylon between 311-305 BC (estimate: £300-500 plus buyer’s premium). The Collection also includes a quantity of early 20th century banknotes from the period of British direct rule in India, and a reference library of over one hundred volumes including scarce and out-of-print works. Of particular note is the first edition of David Sellwood’s An Introduction to the Coinage of Parthia, published by Spink & Son in London, 1971 (estimate: £70-100).
The lots from the Geoff Hann Collection are denoted with a ♦ symbol throughout the catalogue.
For further information on the Geoff Hann Collection click HERE
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